Earning Criteria

• Learners complete the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) online required competency for all faculty & students involved in research (4 hours). CITI: platform hosting the online training modules for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) including applicable laws, rules, and guidelines to ensure research is conducted honestly, accurately, and ethically.
• Learners attend (in person/virtually) 26 hours of pre-approved scholarly activities related to the dissemination or application of nursing research.
• Learners participate in 40 hours of guided experiential learning activities related to nursing research and evidence-based practice such as conducting research with faculty mentor guidance (ex. QU summer research), collaborating on faculty's research/improvement science initiative (data collection, analysis, data displays, study appraisal, EB/QI team), etc.
• Learners present the study/scholarship experience involvement in writing an evidence-based practice (EBP) standard; involvement in an EBP improvement initiative), guided by faculty mentor. Presentation may be a poster or podium presentation at a conference, webinar, or other key event.
• This micro-credential is not associated with academic credit.
• Assessment of completion of micro-credential requirements is completed by a committee of faculty experts evaluating learners artifacts aligned with a rubric.